SHORT TERM HEALTH: cutting out booze instantly improves sleep, meaning more energy, reduced brain fog, better emotional ...

This important study combines optogenetic manipulations and wide-field imaging to show that the retrosplenial cortex controls behavioral responses to whisker deflection in a context-dependent manner.

A neurologist has sparked widespread fascination online after sharing a simple 30-second test that can offer clues about what ...

Researchers find that altered Homer1 gene signaling quiets brain activity and improves attention in mice, raising new ...

Prescription stimulants are among the most widely used psychiatric medications in the world. For decades, the prevailing medical consensus held that drugs like methylphenidate treat attention deficit ...

With the most wonderful — and for some, the most stressful — time of year underway, a University of Iowa researcher is ...

A variety of studies are showing that rough-and-tumble play is important for animals and kids alike.

Objectives To date, consistent evidence for consequences of heading in football (soccer) on the structure and function of the ...

A recent study published in Psychology of Sport & Exercise has found that long-term engagement in competitive athletics is linked to reduced aggression in daily life and specific patterns of brain ...

Abstract: Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is an emerging neuromodulation technology that has been reported to be beneficial in the treatment of diseases by several studies, ...

Antipsychotics have improved but cannot fully address cognitive and social deficits in schizophrenia, necessitating adjunctive therapies. Dual art therapy, combining music and painting, significantly ...